Movie · Drama · Biography

In 1946, facing unabashed racism from every side, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) put himself at the forefront of history when he signed Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) to an professional athletic contract breaking Major League Baseball’s infamous color line. While in the firing line of the public, the press and even other players, Robinson was forced to demonstrate tremendous courage and let his talent on the field win over fans and his teammates, silencing his critics, and paving the way for others to follow. Written by Academy Award® winner Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential) and starring Chadwick Boseman and Oscar® nominee Harrison Ford, 42 tells the story of two men whose brave stand against prejudice forever changed the world.

2013 · 2h 8m
Director Brian Helgeland

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In 1946, facing unabashed racism from every side, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) put himself at the forefront of history when he signed Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) to an professional athletic contract breaking Major League Baseball’s infamous color line. While in the firing line of the public, the press and even other players, Robinson was forced to demonstrate tremendous courage and let his talent on the field win over fans and his teammates, silencing his critics, and paving the way for others to follow. Written by Academy Award® winner Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential) and starring Chadwick Boseman and Oscar® nominee Harrison Ford, 42 tells the story of two men whose brave stand against prejudice forever changed the world.

COMMON SENSE

Feel-good Jackie Robinson biopic is simplistic but positive.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.9
Reviews 193
Fresh 154
Rotten 39

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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
2013
Run Time
2 hr 8 min
Rated
PG-13 for thematic elements including language.
Region of Origin
United States
© 2013 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Legendary Pictures Funding, LLC

Languages

Original Audio
English, French
Audio

English (AD, AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (Canada) (AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Arabic , Cantonese, Traditional , Chinese, Simplified , French (Canada) , Indonesian , Korean , Malay , Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.